Iconology; or, a collection of emblematical figures [electronic resource] : containing four hundred and twenty-four remarkable subjects, moral and instructive; In Which Are Displayed The Beauty Of Virtue And Deformity Of Vice. The figures are engraved BY The Most Capital Artists, From Original Designs; with explanations from classical authorities. By George Richardson, architect. In two volumes.
1779
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Iconology; or, a collection of emblematical figures [electronic resource] : containing four hundred and twenty-four remarkable subjects, moral and instructive; In Which Are Displayed The Beauty Of Virtue And Deformity Of Vice. The figures are engraved BY The Most Capital Artists, From Original Designs; with explanations from classical authorities. By George Richardson, architect. In two volumes.
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Iconologia.
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London : printed for the author, by G. Scott, MDCCLXXIX. [1779]
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
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English
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2v.,109 plates ; 2⁰.
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A loose translation and adaptation of 'Iconologia' by Cesare Ripa.
Consists of 4 Books.
With additional titlepages for vol.1, dated 1778, and for Book 3, which have a slightly different subtitle.
Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.
Consists of 4 Books.
With additional titlepages for vol.1, dated 1778, and for Book 3, which have a slightly different subtitle.
Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.
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English Short Title Catalog, N17051.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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Ripa, Cesare, fl. 1600.
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